The current Jewish month of Marcheshvan had no festival to celebrate until 2009 when the Ethiopian (Beta Israel) Jewish community’s festival of Sigd was formally recognised by the Israeli government.
http://www.simchajtv.com/ethiopian-jews-celebrate-jewish-holidays-in-israel/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHRVTaLZQxM&feature=player_embedded
The month without a festival now has one
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